The rumors have been thick around the delayed production of "The Dark Tower," an ambitious project to adapt Stephen King's epic novel series into a film/television hybrid.
The news broke earlier this month that the start date has been pushed back from this fall to next year, and producer Ron Howard spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the latest.
"We had to pull back to our September start date due to budget delays and ongoing story development and logistical issues, but 'Dark Tower' is moving forward," Howard said. "“We’re thinking of starting in early spring now."
He went on to say that despite reports to the contrary, actor Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") has not signed onto the project to play Roland Deschain.
"I can’t really say who’ll be in it yet, but Javier Bardem has shown a great deal of interest," Howard told Entertainment Weekly. "We’ll know by the end of the summer, when our flashing green light goes solid."
In September, Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television announced King's seven-novel series would be adapted into three movies, with a television miniseries in between each of the films.
“There are elements of the Dark Tower saga that are more personal and can be best dealt with on television,” Howard said in the interview. “TV allows you to roll out details of the characters in a more methodical way.”
"The Dark Tower" series began with the publishing of "The Gunslinger" in 1982. The book introduced Roland as he pursues the unnamed Man in Black, during which he meets a variety of strange characters, including a young boy named Jake who is seemingly from our world. From there, the series continues as Roland gathers his ka-tet, a group with a shared goal, and they travel ever forward in search of the fabled Dark Tower. The seventh novel was published in 2004, although elements of the series have permeated into King's other works and vice versa, such as "Hearts in Atlantis" and "Salem's Lot."
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| Ron Howard |
"We had to pull back to our September start date due to budget delays and ongoing story development and logistical issues, but 'Dark Tower' is moving forward," Howard said. "“We’re thinking of starting in early spring now."
He went on to say that despite reports to the contrary, actor Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") has not signed onto the project to play Roland Deschain.
"I can’t really say who’ll be in it yet, but Javier Bardem has shown a great deal of interest," Howard told Entertainment Weekly. "We’ll know by the end of the summer, when our flashing green light goes solid."
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| The 7th novel was published in 2004. |
“There are elements of the Dark Tower saga that are more personal and can be best dealt with on television,” Howard said in the interview. “TV allows you to roll out details of the characters in a more methodical way.”
"The Dark Tower" series began with the publishing of "The Gunslinger" in 1982. The book introduced Roland as he pursues the unnamed Man in Black, during which he meets a variety of strange characters, including a young boy named Jake who is seemingly from our world. From there, the series continues as Roland gathers his ka-tet, a group with a shared goal, and they travel ever forward in search of the fabled Dark Tower. The seventh novel was published in 2004, although elements of the series have permeated into King's other works and vice versa, such as "Hearts in Atlantis" and "Salem's Lot."
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